Near Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman and Roller Shades by Smith+Noble

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Roman and Roller shades

Units: About 1.3 million (1,160,000 Roman shades and 115,000 roller shades)

Distributor: Smith+Noble, of Corona, Calif.

Hazard:

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